Lee Iacocca

Lee Iacocca
Iacocca in 1972
Born
Lido Anthony Iacocca

(1924-10-15)October 15, 1924
Allentown, Pennsylvania, U.S.
DiedJuly 2, 2019(2019-07-02) (aged 94)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Alma mater
Occupations
Years active1946–1992
Spouses
  • Mary McCleary
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    (m. 1956; died 1983)​
  • Peggy Johnson
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    (m. 1986; ann. 1987)​
  • Darrien Earle
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    (m. 1991; div. 1994)​
Children2

Lido Anthony "Lee" Iacocca (/ˌaɪ.əˈkoʊkə/ EYE-ə-KOH-kə; October 15, 1924 – July 2, 2019) was an American automobile executive best known for the development of the Ford Mustang, Continental Mark III, and Ford Pinto cars while at the Ford Motor Company in the 1960s, and for reviving the Chrysler Corporation as its CEO during the 1980s.[1] He was president of Chrysler from 1978 to 1991 and chairman and CEO from 1979 until his retirement at the end of 1992. He was one of the few executives to preside over the operations of two of the United States' Big Three automakers.[2]

Iacocca authored or co-authored several books, including Iacocca: An Autobiography (with William Novak), and Where Have All the Leaders Gone?.

  1. ^ Hakim, Danny (July 19, 2005). "Iacocca, Away From the Grind, Still Has a Lot to Say". The New York Times. Retrieved April 17, 2008.
  2. ^ McFadden, Robert D. (July 2, 2019). "Lee Iacocca, Visionary Automaker Who Led Both Ford and Chrysler, Is Dead at 94". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved July 3, 2019.